U.S. Leaving Kuwait

Published: November 24, 1994

KUWAIT, Nov. 23—
The United States Army Secretary said today that most of the American troops sent to Kuwait last month would be home before Christmas.

As of today, about 7,000 American troops are still there, down from nearly 20,000 at the height of the buildup that was ordered to confront the massing of Iraqi troops near the border. Most of the American troops belong to the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division, based in Fort Stewart, Ga. A few hundred will remain in Kuwait, but the Secretary, Togo West, would not give their precise number.